Guidelines on the medical examination of seafarers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Labour Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merchant mariners--Health and hygiene.

Sailors--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 p.)

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Organization, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These Guidelines will assist medical practitioners, shipowners, seafarers' representatives, seafarers and other relevant persons with the conduct of medical fitness examinations of serving seafarers and seafarer candidates.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Part 1. Introduction; I. Purpose and scope of the Guidelines; II. Contents and use of the Guidelines; III. Background to the preparation of the Guidelines; IV. Seafarer medical fitness examinations; Part 2. Guidance for competent authorities; V. Relevant standards of and guidance from the InternationalLabour Organization, the International Maritime Organizationand the World Health Organization; VI. Purpose and contents of the medical certificate; VII. Right to privacy; VIII. Recognition of medical practitioners; IX. Appeals procedures

Part 3. Guidance to persons authorizedby competent authorities to conductmedical examinations and to issuemedical certificatesX. Role of the medical examination in shipboard safety and health; XI. Type and frequency of medical examinations; XII. Conduct of medical examinations; Appendix A Vision standards; Appendix B Hearing standards; Appendix C Physical capability requirements; Appendix D Fitness criteria for medication use; Appendix E Fitness criteria for commonmedical conditions; Appendix F Suggested format for recording medical examinations of seafarers

Appendix G Medical certificate for service at seaAppendix H Extract from the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; Appendix I Extract from the International Conventionon Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended; Appendix J Extract from the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code; Backcover

Notes:

At head of title: International Labour Organization.

"ILO/IMO/JMS/2011/12".

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

92-2-127463-2

OCLC:

868916276